The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has referred two officials to the Ghana Police Service for investigation and possible prosecution over an alleged scheme to issue Service Passports to people who were not eligible for them.
The referral came after preliminary investigations identified 10 people who allegedly obtained Service Passports through the arrangement. The scheme is believed to have operated from January 2023 to August 2026.
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, the Ministry said it had cancelled the 10 passports and interdicted two officials: Acting Director of Passports Mahama Yahaya Amantana and junior Foreign Service Officer Alhassan Sumani.
The Ministry said it began investigating after receiving two petitions. Both alleged that payments had been made to people in the passport administration system to help secure the travel documents.
According to the statement, one petitioner said they paid US$29,000 in 2023, while the other claimed to have paid US$5,000 in 2026.
The Ministry described the alleged conduct as a criminal passport-for-sale scheme involving a network within the passport administration system.
The 10 people whose passports were cancelled are Richard Sakyi Apenteng, Augustina Agyei Boateng, Juliet Amankwa, Rebecca Agyeiwaa, Prince Ahensah, Maybel Ahensah, Twumasi Francis Kwame, Gyabaah Anthony, Frederick Ennin and Bosompem Richard.
The Ministry said the passports were issued between January 2023 and August 2026. Its initial findings showed that the recipients did not meet the requirements to receive them.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa ordered the formation of an investigative committee on October 13, 2026, after the first petition was received on October 8.